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An essential update on the inventory of landslides triggered by the Jiuzhaigou Mw6.5 earthquake in China on 8 August 2017, with their spatial distribution analyses [PDF]

Heliyon
On August 8, 2017, a magnitude Mw6.5 (Ms7.0) earthquake occurred in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture, in the northern part of Sichuan Province, China, with a focal depth of 20 km and an epicenter located at (33.2°N, 103.8°E).
Jingjing Sun, Xiaoyi Shao, Liye Feng, Chong Xu, Yuandong Huang, Wentao Yang   +5 more
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Utilizing a single-temporal full polarimetric Gaofen-3 SAR image to map coseismic landslide inventory following the 2017 Mw 7.0 Jiuzhaigou earthquake (China)

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
On August 8, 2017, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan Province, triggering numerous coseismic landslides. The prompt identification of these landslides is imperative for emergency rescue efforts and post-earthquake hazard ...
Rubing Liang, Keren Dai, Qiang Xu, Saeid Pirasteh, Zhenhong Li, Tao Li, Ningling Wen, Jin Deng, Xuanmei Fan   +8 more
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Limits to coseismic landslides triggered by Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes [PDF]

, 2022
Landslides are a significant hazard and dominant feature throughout the landscape of the Pacific Northwest. However, the hazard and risk posed by coseismic landslides triggered by great Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquakes is highly uncertain due ...
Grant, Alex R.R., LaHusen, Sean R., Struble, William T.   +2 more
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Predictive model of regional coseismic landslides’ permanent displacement considering uncertainty

, 2022
Coseismic landslides are common secondary earthquake geohazards in meizoseismal areas. Newmark sliding block permanent displacement method has been widely adopted to develop regional coseismic landslide hazard maps.
Rezania, Mohammad, Liu, Bo, Ma, Guotao, Hu, Xiewen, He, Kun, Xi, Chuanjie, Chuanjie Xi, Guotao Ma, Kun He, Xiewen Hu, Mohammad Rezania, Bo Liu   +11 more
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Analysis of spatial distribution of landslides triggered by the Ms 6.8 Luding earthquake in China on September 5, 2022

Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2023
Background On September 5, 2022, an Ms 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. The casualties and economic losses caused by the earthquake are huge.
Zikang Xiao, Chong Xu, Yuandong Huang, Xiangli He, Xiaoyi Shao, Zhaoning Chen, Chenchen Xie, Tao Li, Xiwei Xu   +8 more
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Two public inventories of landslides induced by the 10 June 2022 Maerkang Earthquake swarm, China and ancient landslides in the affected area

Natural Hazards Research, 2022
The June 10, 2022 Ms5.8, Ms6.0 and Ms5.2 earthquake swarm of Maerkang, Sichuan, China has triggered a lot of landslides. The primary purpose of this paper is to prepare a detailed coseismic landslides inventory and ancient landslide inventory in the ...
Xiaoyi Shao, Chong Xu, Peng Wang, Lei Li, Xiangli He, Zhaoning Chen, Yuandong Huang, Xiwei Xu   +7 more
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Landslide damage along Araniko highway and Pasang Lhamu highway and regional assessment of landslide hazard related to the Gorkha, Nepal earthquake of 25 April 2015

Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2017
Background The Gorkha, Nepal Mw 7.8 earthquake of 25 April 2015 triggered a large number of coseismic landslides in a broad area. Two highways, Araniko Highway and Pasang Lhamu Highway, that connect Tibet of China and Nepal, were affected seriously by ...
Chong Xu, Yingying Tian, Bengang Zhou, Hongliu Ran, Gaohu Lyu   +4 more
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Topographic Controls on the Distribution of Coseismic Landslides: A Case Study Using the Coefficient of Variation of the 2014 Ludian, Yunnan, China, Ms6.5 Earthquake

Lithosphere, 2022
Identifying the locations of potential landslide areas is fundamental for disaster prevention and mitigation. Considering the close relationship between landslides and geomorphic evolution, a new approach is proposed to predict which areas are prone to ...
Xiaoli Chen, Mingming Wang, Yijian Chuan, Yankun Wei, Pengfei Zhang   +4 more
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The spatial response pattern of coseismic landslides induced by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake to the surface deformation and Coulomb stress change revealed from InSAR observations

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2020
The 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake triggered plenty of coseismic giant landslides, which resulted in almost one third of total fatalities and economic losses during the event.
Xianwen Liu, Qiang Chen, Jingjing Zhao, Qian Xu, Rong Luo, Yijun Zhang, Yinghui Yang, Guoxiang Liu   +7 more
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Post-earthquake monitoring of landslides along the Southern Kaikōura Transport Corridor, New Zealand

, 2021
The magnitude (Mw) 7.8 earthquake that struck North Canterbury on New Zealand’s South Island on the evening of 14 November 2016 caused widespread damage to infrastructure, in particular to road and rail within the South Kaikōura Transport Corridor (SKTC).
Justice, Richard, Brook, Martin S, Stringer, James   +2 more
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